Lecture Program

A key element of the Aachen Body Engineering Day is the lecture program with highlights of the year from the car body industry. Experts in vehicle construction, development and industry presented the latest facts and trends to the participants.

Program 2024

24

Sep 2024

#TitleSpeaker(s)Time
1 Welcome and Introduction
Road Transport in 2050 – a European Vision
Prof. Dr. Peter Urban
Vice Director of Institute for Automotive Engineering
RWTH Aachen University
09:00am
2keynote

Type Classification System - Influence of Body Design and Repairability on Cost of Ownership

Dr. Christian Sahr
AZT | Allianz Center for Technology
09:30am

3BIW Exhibit

Lucid Air Body Structures - Road to efficiency

Eric Bach
Lucid Motors

 

10:00am

  Coffee Break 10:30am
4 The Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer

Christian Schwering & Stefan Hagen
Volkswagen

11:00am
5BIW Exhipit The Brand New MINI Electric UKL1 Cars

Philipp Kroell
BMW Group

11:30am
6BIW Exhibit

The Volvo EX90

Niclas Bentzen & Dr. Sandeep Shetty
Volvo Cars
12:00pm
  Lunch Break   12:30pm
7 BIW Exhipit The Porsche Macan EV

Alexander Schünemann & Ignasi Selga
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

02:00pm
8BIW Exhibit Li MEGA, Create a Mobile Home, Create Happiness Yu Chen & Dr. Danshi Li
Li Auto
02:30pm
9 Development of a Full Vehicle Structure for an L4 Shuttle

Volkan Karayaka
ZF Mobility Solutions

03:00pm
  Coffee Break 03:30pm
10 STILFOLD - A tool-less industrial method for free forming sheet metal

Tue Beijer
STILRIDE Sweden AB

04:00pm

11 Market Entry of Chinese Players in Europe – Momentum for Mega Castings?

Christian Harter
fka GmbH

04:30pm

  Traditional Evening Event and Networking  

07:00pm

25

Sep 2024

#TitleSpeaker(s)Time
12 Technical Design for Circular Economy

Mike Herbig
Audi AG

09:00am
13 Sub-system Evaluation Methods for Body A-Pillar Structure

Eric Boettcher
Honda USA

09:30am
14 Exploration of "Cell-To-Vehicle" Architecture: Impact of Different Levels of Integration

Nabil Menegady
ArcelorMittal

10:00am
  Coffee Break   10:30am
15

Aluminium Lightweight Study on Porsche Taycan BIW

Alexander Gaida
Alumobility

Kai Zielke 
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

11:00am
16

Developments in Mechanical Fastening for Using Large Aluminium Castings in Car Bodies

Dr. Paul Briskham
Atlas Copco

11:30am
17 Crash Safety & Lightweight Using Aluminium Hot Forming

Marc Schweizer
fischer group

12:00pm
18 Resistance Spot Welding for High-Gauge Aluminium

Sylvain Beucher
ARO Welding Technologies

12:30pm
  Lunch Break   01:00pm
19 Mubea Tailored Products – Function and Cost-Efficient Automotive Solutions

Torben Wilks
Mubea

02:00pm
20 Saving Body Shop Complexity Using Steel by Reduction in Number of Components

Thomas Böttcher
ThyssenKrupp

02:30pm
21 CR1900T-MB-UC – Modelling and Potential Analysis Using the Example of a Porsche B-Pillar

Dr. Matthias Schneider
Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH

03:00pm
22 Automotive Grade Alloys for Extruded Aluminium Components

Alexis Skubich
Hydro Extrusions

03:30pm
  Summary 04:00pm

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